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Cultivated Connection
There is a glow about them,
the kind that comes only from
acquainted smiles and chance touches.
The kind that radiates from the vernal,
embracing of new marriage, although theirs is very worn.
The kind that comes from battles, with and against each other,
"I told you so" - fought hard and won.
The kind that is born of,
shared meals, paid bills, and ordinary thrills.
Not so mutual decisions, different religions, and many collisions.
Household chores, loud snores, pacing linoleum floors -
"You could have called"!
Sometimes, as a child, I could feel the heat of it,
other times I saw just a glimmer, but always a trace.
It lights up the kitchen and thier faces when
"one of thiers" comes into view.
This beacon extends itself and illuminates me,
and my child too.
The power of our feelings and the beauty of knowing that we are one with others can be overwhelming. What Geneva has upliftingly done in "Cultivated Connection" is to subtly but courageously challange us to face the glimmer of knowing that although, as human beings, we may see things differently, there is truthfully something illuminating ablout being connected to one another. Geneva beautifully empowers one's feelings in the following lines: "This beacon extends itself and illuminates me And my child too". May we share in the uplifting spirit of this "Cultivated Connection". Thank you so much for letting us into this "acquainted smiles" connection, Geneva! Ugonna Wachuku and
Again...wonderful!!!
It became interesting at "You could have called." and your feeling the heat of their arguments as a child. I would suggest beginning with that, not the generalization of "They had a glow about them," the generalizations should come later after you have given the specifics. You need to show exact things first, then generalize if you need to. Has promise.